Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-08-19
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC,


Pittsburg, Pa; has been visited by disas-
trous fire, the loss being IN the vicinity Of
81 600. 000 The Dispatch office vas Id great
danger but persistent effort saved it; but it
was so water soaked that publication vas
suspended for day Other valuable proper
ty was destroyed, including one or two of
the largest buildings in that city
Investigation shows that a party of gentle
men were smoking in the upholstering de
partment of Holtzman's establishment, when
one of them carelessly threw a lighted match
into waste basket. In few secoffds the
entire room was ablaze and the fire got be-
yond control, with results as stated.
On account of the blow out of a canal gate
fully two-thirds Of Augusta, Ga, was inun-
dated
A terrible disaster occurred on the new en-
tension Of the Northwestern railroad near
Norway, Mich. A crew of men, after finish
ing water tank, filled it with water to test
it. While the men were eating dinner the
tank suddenly btifst, killing six men and
badly injuring six Others
They had an animated discussion in this
sub-high court of Foresters at Chicago over
admitting cofored males TO membership.
The White River Utes are again on the
warpath and slaughtering citizens.
FIR. John Howard, Catholic priest at
New Lebanon, N. Y, committed suicide
while temporarily insane.
A terrible massacre has occurred at Cape
Charles, on the lower part of the eastern
shore of Virginia. A fleet of fishing schoon-
ers arrived there from Rappahannock river
Some of the fishermen, after drinking freely,
got into d low with some of the citizens,
which the town halliif attempted to quiet.
He was knocked down several times by one
Of the fishermen, and, in revenge, opened fire
on the strangers, who were all unarmed.
Several citizens also joined in the firing, and
many of the fishermen were wounded. The
| others fled to their boats and put out in the
bay, carrying with them all the wounded ex-
| cept five, who were too severely injured to get
away. Several of the wounded men will
probably die
The steel cruisers Boston and Chicago are
at Brooklyn for a trial on their engines.
! Admiral Luce has resigned the command
of the North American squadron on account
of the rebuke from Secretary Whitney.
The anti-povertyites had an excursion j.
! New York harbor on Saturday, 18th inst It
required steamer, four barges and three
tugs to transport them The passing of a
! large steamer caused such commotion of the
water that the barges swayed from side tC
side, dipping under water and producing the
| greatest confusion and panic. Added to this
one of the tugs tipped sideways and the water
| rushing over Guc DulWdIkS, llOOueu Uue uleS,
producing an immense cloud Of steam, which
still further frightened the excursionists.
The railings on the sides of the barges were
the only preventives of disaster, and as the
paralyzed crowd rushed from side to side, il
seemed impossible for them to hold But goot
fortune favored them and as the water quiet
ed, confidence was restored and the triI
finished in safety, DR.. McGlynn was among
| the number.
The ruInors of the sale of the Leavenworth
Times to a prominent New England journal
ist have foundation in the fact that a 45-daJ
option of 100000 has been given on the
property at the price named The condition!
of the sale, if it is carried to completion, are
that the paper shall remain Republican il
politics and support the prohibitory law a
enunciated in the Republican state platform
Kate Mahoney was arrested at Biddeford
Me-, for intoxication She tore a blanke
Into strips and attempted to hang herself
prisoner occupying the opposite cell gave tn
alarm to the officers, and they cut the rop
she had made just in time to save her life
She is married, but does not live with hel
husband. This is the second time she has at
tempted suicide while confined in jail Sh,
has just finished serving term in the county
jail.